Adjusting voting eligibility at a specific meeting

[Alex Meed]

My organization is to have an important meeting in the next few weeks, and some members desire to limit voting rights at that meeting to a particular class of established members. The bylaws have this to say about voting rights in general: "A member lacks the right to make motions and vote until noon the day after becoming a member, unless they were also a member in the immediately preceding semester." The bylaws are amendable by two-thirds vote with previous notice given at the preceding regular meeting; there is time to amend the bylaws before the aforementioned important meeting.

I know the motion to Suspend the Rules cannot negate a member's right to vote. Is there any way to shrink the class of eligible voters at a specific meeting, or on a particular question at that meeting, short of adding a temporary provision to the bylaws? For example, would a special rule of order be appropriate, or a main motion possibly adopted by a two-thirds vote or with previous notice?

[Guest Zev]

Nothing short of a bylaw amendment that would modify a class of member's voting rights would be sufficient. 

[Josh Martin]

17 hours ago, Alex M. said:

Is there any way to shrink the class of eligible voters at a specific meeting, or on a particular question at that meeting, short of adding a temporary provision to the bylaws?

No.

17 hours ago, Alex M. said:

For example, would a special rule of order be appropriate, or a main motion possibly adopted by a two-thirds vote or with previous notice?

No, neither of these is sufficient.

Edited March 6, 2020 at 02:11 AM by Josh Martin